All the headlines from our Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 27 2014 // The conventional definition of an independent agent is an entrepreneur who owns his or her book of business and offers multiple carriers to service their clients. That is the simplified version, and it falls short of...
Jan 27 2014 // Last year was quite a year for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) – or half of a year, anyway.Since opening its doors for business in June 2013 with much fanfare, the new venture has gone from four to nearly...
Jan 26 2014 // A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Missouri’s law requiring a state license to serve as a navigator to help consumers sign up for coverage through the new health insurance marketplace.U.S....
Jan 24 2014 // MHG Insurance Brokers, a national brokerage in the United States specializing in life and health insurance for groups and individuals as well as business insurance, announced the opening of an office in Houston, Texas. The...
Jan 24 2014 // North American regulators should phase out the type of rail car involved in last July’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash “sooner rather than later,” Canadian investigators said on Thursday, urging the United...
Jan 24 2014 // Wells Fargo & Co., the largest U.S. home lender, has agreed to sell more than 40 percent of its insurance brokerage locations to focus bricks-and-mortar operations on higher-growth regions and bigger clients.USI...
Jan 23 2014 // A shock wave was recently sent through the insurance agent/broker community in Connecticut.In a surprising case at the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, O&G Industries, Inc. v. Aon Risk...
Jan 22 2014 // Recent winter storms have already left a path of damage and power outages across the country. When a storm strikes, it’s important to know what to do if the home is damaged or if the insured gets involved in an auto...
Jan 21 2014 // There is a new political wrinkle in the attempt to stave off flood insurance rate hikes across the country.The Senate has attached an industry-supported bill to streamline agent and broker licensing to its bill to delay...
Jan 17 2014 // Motorists Insurance Group President and CEO David L. Kaufman announced a new functional structure for the Columbus, Ohio-based group’s 10 property/casualty insurance, life insurance and insurance brokerage...
Jan 17 2014 // Tulsa insurance agent Presley Keith Dennis has been arrested and accused of defrauding a Muskogee couple out of nearly $300,000, the Oklahoma Insurance Department reported. The arrest follows an investigation by the...
Jan 15 2014 // Nothing, not one thing happens in this economy until a sale is made. No raw materials are ordered, not one engine starts, and no services are performed until an order has been placed. Strong sales are the single most...
Jan 15 2014 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), with headquarters in Austin, Texas, announced that William H. (Bill) Wade II has joined its team as director of carrier relations and program management.Wade has more than 40 years of...
Jan 15 2014 // ClearView Risk Holdings LLC, the Dallas-based holding company of Southwest Risk LP, announced that Jason Dalton has joined Southwest Risk as a casualty broker with an emphasis on the transportation segment. Dalton has more...
Jan 15 2014 // The $1.1 trillion government funding agreement unveiled by Congressional negotiators on Monday includes language to postpone for about eight months some of the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by reforms passed in...
Jan 14 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has acquired the assets of two insurance brokers – Willis of Northern New England Inc., and The Insurance Exchange Inc. of Stamford, Connecticut.Formerly known as the Dunlap Agency,...
Jan 13 2014 // Huntington, West Virginia-based managing general agent Bloss & Dillard Inc. announced it has acquired and now operates Agents Insurance Markets Inc., a managing general agent in Richmond, Virginia. The new acquisition...
Jan 13 2014 // Jennifer Dumag has joined Hull & Company Inc. in its Stockton, Calif. office as a commercial lines underwriter and broker. Dumag will be responsible for marketing, underwriting and placement of excess and surplus and...
Jan 13 2014 // American International Group Inc. plans to add 600 advisers and expand their offerings to boost sales as rivals retreat from some retirement products.The insurer will increase the number of career agents at its newly named...
Jan 13 2014 // A new year is a chance to look back and review the past. Here’s a view at some of the best quotes found on InsuranceJournal.com in 2013. What was your favorite quote of the year?“If you like your health care...